FTC’s Strict Anti-Deepfake Rule Kicks in Today. Here’s What That Means for Grok
The Federal Trade Commission is enforcing Section 3 of the Take It Down Act, which targets the distribution of nonconsensual intimate images and deepfakes. Digital platforms must now provide a process for victims to request the removal of such content within 48 hours. Critics remain skeptical about the effectiveness of the law in curbing the ongoing issue of nonconsensual deepfakes online.
- ▪The Take It Down Act allows prosecution for distributing deepfakes or intimate images of minors and non-consenting adults.
- ▪Digital platforms are required to establish a process for victims to request the removal of harmful content within 48 hours.
- ▪The FTC has threatened civil penalties of over $53,000 per violation to encourage compliance from tech companies.
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Roughly one year ago today, President Trump signed into law the Take It Down Act (TIDA), a first-of-its-kind federal law aimed at curbing the proliferation of nonconsensual intimate photos and videos online. Now, starting on Tuesday, the Federal Trade Commission will finally begin enforcing one of its key provisions, Section 3. When it was enacted into law, TIDA allowed the prosecution of anyone who knowingly distributes deepfakes or intimate images of any minor or non-consenting adult. Last month, a 37-year-old man from Columbus, Ohio, became “the first person in the United States to be convicted under the Take It Down Act,” in the words of U.S. Attorney Dominick S. Gerace II.
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